Today's milling

[trigger_andy]

Just now, Rough Hewn said:

That’s character mate! 🤣🤣🤣

As I say, you must be able to flog sand to the Arabs and fair play to ya.

 

Id have had that ringed up and in vented bags by now.  

 

 

[Rough Hewn]

As I say, you must be able to flog sand to the Arabs and fair play to ya.
 
Id have had that ringed up and in vented bags by now. [emoji3] 
 
 

Nearly all the brown oak I’ve cut in the last few months has been snapped up by a specialist timber merchant.
Remember most clients don’t actually care about the species, it’s about the colour and grain pattern.
Which is why I’m looking for burred poplar.
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[trigger_andy]

3 minutes ago, Rough Hewn said:

Nearly all the brown oak I’ve cut in the last few months has been snapped up by a specialist timber merchant.
Remember most clients don’t actually care about the species, it’s about the colour and grain pattern.
Which is why I’m looking for burred poplar.

'Brown' Oak is on thing, but obviously well advance rot is another. I jus dont understand it. 

 

Folk dont seem to rate Beech much but I have some slabs with stunning colours and patterns in them. Ash is another that cant seem to be given away for more than firewood prices. The Tree Surgeon thats trying to flog me those saw logs knows this as well. He loves it and to be fair its nice timber. 

 

I get customers who are specifically after Oak and Elm mainly. I sell some Spalted Beech now and again but thats mainly to a guy who makes Pens outta them. 

 

I did myself outta a few quid when a lad came down for Oak and ended up taking larch instead.  He did offer me the same money for the Larch as he was gonna pay for the Oak but I turned him down. 

 

Would be the interesting to see some finished pics of what these guys are doing with Oak with advanced decay.  

 

 

Edited February 10, 2021 by trigger_andy

[Jamespepperpot]

9 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

'Brown' Oak is on thing, but obviously well advance rot is another. I jus dont understand it. 

 

Folk dont seem to rate Beech much but I have some slabs with stunning colours and patterns in them. Ash is another that cant seem to be given away for more than firewood prices. The Tree Surgeon thats trying to flog me those saw logs knows this as well. He loves it and to be fair its nice timber. 

 

I get customers who are specifically after Oak and Elm mainly. I sell some Spalted Beech now and again but thats mainly to a guy who makes Pens outta them. 

 

I did myself outta a few quid when a lad came down for Oak and ended up taking larch instead.  He did offer me the same money for the Larch as he was gonna pay for the Oak but I turned him down. 

 

Would be the interesting to see some finished pics of what these guys are doing with Oak with advanced decay.  

 

 

I had a bunch of brown oak a few years ago. If you catch it at the right time it is still quite solid but it does have marginally different properties. Some of the wood dried really badly and was unusable

[trigger_andy]

Just now, Jamespepperpot said:

I had a bunch of brown oak a few years ago. If you catch it at the right time it is still quite solid but it does have marginally different properties. Some of the wood dried really badly and was unusable

Now that is some stunning workmanship!

 

From what Ive read there is two different types of fungus that causes the oak to darken. I have loads of slabs of 'brown' oak drying at home, but Ive none of the much darker and obviously rotten type. Id say 50% of the Oak I buy my way is classed as 'brown' oak, but the Fistulina hepatica infected one and not the fistulina hepatica which I think we're seeing in Sauls Logs. 

 

Brown Oak | The Wood Database - Lumber Identification (Hardwood)

WWW.WOOD-DATABASE.COM

 

[Jamespepperpot]

13 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

Now that is some stunning workmanship!

 

From what Ive read there is two different types of fungus that causes the oak to darken. I have loads of slabs of 'brown' oak drying at home, but Ive none of the much darker and obviously rotten type. Id say 50% of the Oak I buy my way is classed as 'brown' oak, but the Fistulina hepatica infected one and not the fistulina hepatica which I think we're seeing in Sauls Logs. 

 

Brown Oak | The Wood Database - Lumber Identification (Hardwood)

WWW.WOOD-DATABASE.COM

 

The way Beefsteak fungus attacks oaks seems to vary quite a bit and also I think a lot of larger logs may have FH and also some sort of white rot fungus like Inonotus dryadeus or Ganoderma so there will be varying degrees of decay as well as the oak turning brown from FH. From the logs of it I have milled the true brown oaks are pretty much dead trees and depending on how far dead they are will change the quality of the timber. Some I've milled and it literally pulled itself apart internally as it dried so was pretty much useless. I milled one small log that ill attach a picture of which was the darkest piece I've come across. Also a pic from a larger log which was from a windblown oak which shows it progressing up the log.

[trigger_andy]

Just now, Jamespepperpot said:

The way Beefsteak fungus attacks oaks seems to vary quite a bit and also I think a lot of larger logs may have FH and also some sort of white rot fungus like Inonotus dryadeus or Ganoderma so there will be varying degrees of decay as well as the oak turning brown from FH. From the logs of it I have milled the true brown oaks are pretty much dead trees and depending on how far dead they are will change the quality of the timber. Some I've milled and it literally pulled itself apart internally as it dried so was pretty much useless. I milled one small log that ill attach a picture of which was the darkest piece I've come across. Also a pic from a larger log which was from a windblown oak which shows it progressing up the log.

All healthy Tree's.

 

Maybe its the magical Angus lands that are so fertile that give us amazing quality Oak and also the Cattle.  

 

Ive always just taken it for granted as so much of what I mill here is like this. 

 

@Johnsond should be happy.

[Johnsond]

19 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

All healthy Tree's.

 

Maybe its the magical Angus lands that are so fertile that give us amazing quality Oak and also the Cattle.  

 

Ive always just taken it for granted as so much of what I mill here is like this. 

 

@Johnsond should be happy.

If they turn out like that I’ll be chuffed for sure 👍

[muttley9050]

Brown oak machined into 8mm tongue and Groove. Had gone a tiny bit too far in places but looks awesome.

[Rough Hewn]

'Brown' Oak is on thing, but obviously well advance rot is another. I jus dont understand it. 
 
Folk dont seem to rate Beech much but I have some slabs with stunning colours and patterns in them. Ash is another that cant seem to be given away for more than firewood prices. The Tree Surgeon thats trying to flog me those saw logs knows this as well. He loves it and to be fair its nice timber. 
 
I get customers who are specifically after Oak and Elm mainly. I sell some Spalted Beech now and again but thats mainly to a guy who makes Pens outta them. 
 
I did myself outta a few quid when a lad came down for Oak and ended up taking larch instead. [emoji3] He did offer me the same money for the Larch as he was gonna pay for the Oak but I turned him down. 
 
Would be the interesting to see some finished pics of what these guys are doing with Oak with advanced decay. [emoji3] 
 
 

There was only one piece of spongy about the size of a cigarette packet in the whole log.
The wood is very solid, just discolouration.
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